Month: October 2016

C. difficile is a pathogenic bacteria of the gut that can cause severe bloating, abdominal pain and diarrhea and C. difficile infections usually occur in situations where there is an over-use of antibiotics. Using antibiotics too frequently and inappropriately destroys our normal, harmless gut bacteria and allows room for harmful bacteria to grow. In this case, over-use of...

Staphylococcus (Staph) species are a type of soil microorganism that normally colonizes human and animal skin and mucous membranes. There are at least 40 species of Staph, some of which can cause human disease. S. aureusis the most common cause of hospital-acquired infections and there are antibiotic-resistant strains of Staphyloccocus in many hospitals and health care facilities worldwide. Skin infections...